Re: http://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog/

Hi
Just to get this on my blog I am doing it this way. This is an amazing blog and great giveaway.
Sorry I have no idea (YET) how to put her site on my side bar but I will figure it out. You will love her site as much as I do.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

The last three Christmas cards

Hi
I wanted to post the last three cards before I went away for Christmas. These are very quick cards using the Cuttlebug Swiss dots and snowflake folders, wire ribbon, and peel off sentiments.
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and I will "see" you in the New year.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Pop up card

Hi
Here is a cute pop up card made with an svg from . http://extremecards.blogspot.com/ I love the black and silver glitter paper behind the rabbit scene. As usual card stock and glitter paper from the Dollar Store. Not too much else to tell about it. The rabbit scene was reprinted and cut to the size of the front of the card and a Seasons Greetings stamped and embossed in silver. (sorry no photo, I forgot). Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Winter scene Christmas card

Hi
Just a quickie card. Really not too much to say about it. I used a Spellbinders die to cut out the window and a scene from an old Christmas card. The inside layer was puffed out a little with a blob of heavy glue to give it some dimension. A few snowflakes and a border and a stamped sentiment and that's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Birthday card - butterflies

Hi
I was asked to make a birthday card at the last minute. Not knowing anything about the recipent I just sort of looked around the craft table and spotted the butterfly card that I had cut out to see what it would look like. This is an svg from http://creatingincarolina.blogspot.com/
1. Pink cardstock
2. Purple self stick glitz paper (still wondering what glue will hold things onto glitz paper, sure would need to be strong anybody got any ideas)
3. Butterfly edged card
4. Peel off sentiment and butterflies cut from pink velum.
That's it for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Hi

This is another homemade chip board card. Chipboard tutorial is thanks to Beth at Sunflowers and Dragonflies.

1. White cardstock

2. Layer of glittery red cardstock (finding it hard to get a glue to allow things to stick to it)

3. Chipboard sprayed with silver enamel and embossed with the Cuttlebug and the Christmas tree folder.

4. Sentiment peel offs from the Dollar Store and ruby bling from there as well. The little corners were cut using a Cuttlebug folder.

I will be posting a couple more in the next few days and this time they will be a wee bit different and not using the chipboard :). That's it for me.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Myrna

Burgundy Christmas card

Hi

Another quick and simple card.

1. Cardstock is burgundy

2. Watercolor paper run through the Snowflake folder in the Cuttlebug

3. Another layer of burgundy

4. Watercolor paper run through the Swiss dots folder in Cuttlebug

5. A few peel off snowflakes and sentiment and a wee bit of ribbon

The envelope was lined with a faded burgundy snowflake design as was the inside of the card.

That's it for me.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Another gold card

Hi

This is another homemade chipboard card. The color of the glitter paper is a lighter green and I tied a ribbon on it. Used fewer rubies. Added a peel off greeting and that's it for me. :)

The glitter paper is a bit hard to stick the paper to so I have scraped a lot of the glitter off but will still have to find a glue that works better. Maybe I will have to either sew it or use a few brads.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Christmas tree with handmade chipboard

Hi

This was a fun card to do.

First of all I made my own chipboard thanks to a tutorial by Beth N at http://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog

Take an old cereal box, spread with gesso, let dry and paint. Run through CB or the Cricut.

1. Covered card stock with glitter paper.

2. Ran my chipboard through the Cuttlebug Christmas tree folder

3. Added a few rubies and a peel off greeting and that was it for me.

I plan on making a few more but with different embellishments. For this card I spread the gesso really thick and made lines in it as I wanted a bit more character to my background.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Dove Christmas card

Hi

Using some of the negatives from my svg cuts always taxes my imagination. This card is the product of many little cuts.

1. Base card is white cardstock

2. Green layer cardstock from DS

3. The red layer is the recycled front from a Christmas card

4. The sentiment is stamped in gold and embossed with the trusty old heat gun

5. Poinsettas are from a McGill petite petals punch and the leaves from MS punch

6. The dove was part of an svg and so I just cut out the circle around it and popped it up with dimensionals

7. Lined the envelope with what was left and that's it for me.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Margies Birthday Card

Hi

Took a little detour from Christmas cards to make my sister-in-law a birthday card.

I was thinking it is sometimes hard to follow what a card maker has used when it is all in one paragraph so decided to try listing things by steps.

Here goes:

1. base card-- white cardstock

2. blue layer embossed with Cuttlebug folder and cut out with Cuttlebug folder.

3. Bird from http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/covered with cellophane from a package

4. Martha Stewart border punch Garden Trellis

5. Ribbon and peel off sentiment from The Dollar Store

6. Pink vellum flowers from a tutorial from http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/ and leaves from a Martha Stewart leaf punch

7. Envelope lined with leftover cardstock and MS border punch

That's it for this one.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Another blue snowflake card

Hi

As you can see I have used the same design idea as the first card. I am in need of some real quick and simple cards and I have a ton of this ribbon and stickers so will be making a few of these with slightly different peel off snowflakes.

I also acquired a huge box of various sized envelopes so will be using them up. They may not fit my cards perfectly. I would like to find the time to alter them to fit. If any one has any good and quick ideas on how to do that I am open to suggestions.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Blue snowflake card

Hi

Better get started on some more Christmas cards. I know I am way behind so here we go with some simple ones.

This is the snowflake folder run through the Cuttlebug using watercolor paper. Cardstock is from Walmart. Ribbon from Dollar Store and the stickers also. Sentiment is a peel off from the DS.

I like the idea of the envelope having some of the features from the card so the snowflake on the outside flap sort of gives it that little extra something.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Red Hatter Christmas/Birthday Cake Dec.1/2010

Hi
My friend asked me to bake a birthday/Christmas cake for her Red Hatter Christmas party. This is what I came up with. It is a 16 inch pan so there was a double cake in each layer. The bottom layer is carrot cake. The top layer is Red Velvet cake and the filling and icing is cream cheese.
The icing in the first picture is yellow but blame it on the camera/lighting or even the camera operator lol but the second photo shows more detail and it is a nicer white color. The banner says "We are having a party- to celebrate our birthdays!".
Thanks to SVGShop.comBlog for the svg cuts of the Nativity scene. Cut out on the Cricut.
Hope they enjoy it.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Spinner Card and another tip

Hi
This was my first try at a spinner card. Card and matching envelope. I know there have been lots out there and I have looked at them and wanted to try them but finally Tracy at Tracey's Treasures little frog card gave me the gentle nudge I needed. These are great and I think I just may make a few more. lol Also, I want to say thank you to Leslyann at LA'sCricut and SVG creations for the spinner card overlay. I am not so good with the exacto knife so was grateful for an SVG cut to do it for me.
I left a tip about the swiffer duster on my "Cat Scanner" entry and that was: a swiffer duster makes short work of cleaning up all those itsy bits of paper and glitter; one swipe and it's all gone. It even takes it off the cat. lol
The other little tip I have is that since this is the season for lots of baking I stick the loose recipes I am using to my stove hood fan with a magnet. They are easy to read and don't get all gooped up.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

The "Cat Scanner" at work and a tip

Hi
I wanted to share the reason that making cards becomes a bit dicey at my house. Her name is Shadow and that is exactly what she does. If I am on the computer she is right in front of it. This is part of my work table where I put my cards together. My chair becomes fair game if I leave it and so she actually has her own steno chair but mine is more comfortable. lol
OK back to making cards. I have a little tip that I would like to share. If you, your cat, or your work table get covered with all that wonderful glitter just take your swiffer duster and whisk away. Gets rid of it and no one goes to work glittering like a Christmas tree!! :) or trailing it all over the whole house.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Hands to work, hearts to God

Hi
These are the negatives from Heart in Hand snowflake on http://extremecards.blogspot.com/ According to her the Shaker belief is "hands to work, hearts to God". She has a wonderful site and of course I "borrow" many of her svg cuts. The snowflake is absolutely gorgeous but I haven't done anything with it yet. I had to take the negatives off the Cricut mat so I just thought I could make something of them. Taking some clear contact paper I just laid it over them and lifted them with the help of the little tool from Cricut. Once I had them all on the contact paper I did not feel like picking them off so dusted them with fine glitter and popped them onto the card, leaving the contact paper on. Added a few embellishments and there you have it. Lined the envelope and added a bling and called it good.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Using the negatives from the tree trimming card

Hi
The negative cuts from my tree trimming step card were so pretty I hated to toss them away so just made a very simple Christmas card from them. The tree trimming step card was cut on SCAL and the SVG cut came from Cheryl http://cafexpressions.blogspot.com
As you know, if you follow my blog, I like to use whatever is around the house. So the paper is from the DS as are the poinsettias. I did however make an exception and went to Michaels for some sentiments. These were in the $1.50 bin and I had a 40% off coupon. Yay for me.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Tree trimming step card

Hi
Thanks to Cheryl @ http://cafexpressions.blogspot.com/ for her wonderful patience and teaching ability this tree trimming step card got me into the spirit of Christmas card making. After much trial and error (because of limited computer knowledge on my part) we finally got her great SVGs into my SCAL program. Looking forward to doing many more cards in this vein.
This was my trial and error card so I used stickers from the DS.
Thanks Cheryl.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Pop Up Thank you card

Hi
I am in love with the pop up cards and this is one I did just to see what it would look like. I know I will do a lot more of this type with different colors and different outer designs. There are a row of cutout hearts on the front of the card. (forgot to photograph the outside) This one has hearts but I think I can change the hearts with my trusty SCAL program. It will just take me awhile to figure out how to replace hearts with something else appropriate to the card I want. I matched the envelope and made butterflies on the inside and outside flap by squishing the hearts a bit and putting the points together and drawing on antenae with a gold pen. I love the following site for all her wonderful pop up cards. http://extremecards.blogspot.com/
She has other great stuff there too.
Have a Blessed day
Myrna

Another fall card (pumpkins)

Hi
I really wanted to do another fall card more in keeping with all the Halloween stuff out there but since Halloween isn't really one of my favorite holidays it needed to be just something with pumpkins.
I used the background from SVGCuts advertising and the pumpkins were just cut out and just curved them a little and put them on with dimensionals.
So it was just a nice simple card. Sewed the layers together with the vine stitch and just a straight stitch and added a wee flower and some Martha Stewart leaves. Made a matching envelope and I was done.
Have a blessed day.
Myrna

Fall harvest scene

Hi


I wanted to do a fall card and came across this weaving style but I am sorry I can not remember whose site it was on. I think it may have been

http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/ but I am not sure. If it isn't I would like to say thank you to who had this and if you let me know I will give you the credit for it.

The card is quite small for me. Probably about 4x5. I really must start making notes about where I get my ideas and what I am using (besides Dollar Store stuff hehe).

I found the harvest scene on an old music book I had and used my trusty computer to change the color. The little flowers have centers with glitter glue but it really doesn't show in the photo. I used the harvest scene on a photo album I made earlier in my posts for a 25th Wedding Anniversary. It was called Anniversary album with gift box and I posted it Aug. 12, 2010.
Flowers are from SVGCuts and the leaves are Martha Stewart punch.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Sheet music-notecard

Hi

I have been sooo missing in action.

Somehow time has slipped away and the mojo with it. However, I do think it is coming back and I will post a few cards during this week. They have just been sitting in the camera. (I think it is called procrastination lol)

I needed to mail a disc of pictures to my daughter but needed something substantial so decided to try the sheet music from http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/

I just added the daisies and after the picture was taken added some gold antique color to them. I distressed the sheet music with my fingernail. Mounted it onto brown cardstock and some patterned paper from (where else?) The Dollar Store.

Now all that remains is to find an envelope to fit. This card ended up being 7 3/4" x 5 1/2" which doesn't surprise me as I never can seem to stay within the 5x7 cardstock. (I really really want to get my cards down to a smaller size).

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Cracked glass technique -third post today

Hi

This should be a very short post. I wanted to show you the cracked glass technique I tried. The picture is not as clear as I would like : 1) the photography isn't the best and 2) the picture is only 4" x 41/2".

The picture is from http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/

This is a site I use a lot to get digi's etc. from.

I was rather pleased with the technique but will try a little bigger picture next time or a little brighter colored one.

The next project after I finish my craft room is going to be a simple light box.

The craft room is just waiting for the electrician now to move the plug ins and one or two more shuffles of furniture to make the craft area all craft and the office area all office. Hopefully electrician comes tomorrow.

Sorry for three posts in one day but I have really been otherwise occupied. Hoping to soon get into my cardmaking again.

Have a blessed day.

Myrna

Elf birthday card

Hi

This little card was made for my daughter's 40 plus birthday and since she is not liking those numbers I decided to make a fun card for her instead of my usual rather fussy cards. The elf image is from http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com and the flowers in the background are my first attempt at Cricut Color pens from Wal Mart. Also the second attempt at coloring. Thanks Chris from Mudmaven Designs for getting me started.

The flowers are from http://papasuecreative.blogspot.com/

That is a wonderful site. That was my practice sheet and so one bunch was colored and one wasn't. Also I had to put the flowers on SCAL and break apart the components in order to use 2 different colors of Cricut pens.

Have a blessed day.

Myrna

50th Wedding Anniversary

Hi
It has been such a long time since I posted on my blog.
Today I wanted to share a card I made for very good friends of ours.
There is a wee bit of a story . They were married the same day, same church, same hour, same amount of bridesmaids as I was. They were married in Quebec and I was married in Saskatchewan. We did not know each other. My marriage ended 15 years later.
I eventually met and married a young man from Quebec. It turned out they had been friends in Quebec. Now we all have been friends and I have been married to my husband for 32 years.
The card is from the template from Curt at Curt's World and Lynn Pratt at www.stampndesign.blogspot.com . The dress is made of handmade paper cut into two layers with the panel layers embossed with gold ink and heat embossed. The tuxedo is made from handmade paper and the shirt is the same handmade paper as the brides dress. I lined the envelope with the same gold paper the card was layered on. The card is approximately 5"x6".
The cake was absolutely gorgeous and very tasty. Their children and spouses put on a fantastic party and we enjoyed meeting all their friends and many who we have met over the years and are now our friends.
Have a blessed day.
Myrna

Her 18th Birthday

Hi,

I showed you the graduation pictures and card when this young lady graduated. Now she is turning 18 !! Wow time certainly has a habit of flying away doesn't it?

I had a picture of stained glass and wanted to use it behind a window frame. However, I couldn't find a window frame I wanted so used a romantic window svg cut and am sorry I can not remember who I got it from but thank you.

The stained glass was covered with clear paper from a package and the butterfly cut from another svg cut from SVGCuts.com. I used the Cuttlebug swirls folder to emboss. The frame was cut from several layers of the beige card stock and then layered with a paper from Dollar Store.

The inside of the card was printed from Sweethearts cart with Cri Cut color pens. My first attempt with them and I just love them and they are opening up a whole new dimension for me. I then used the same swirls folder to emboss the opaque acetate. A couple more swirls from the arch and a bit of rusty glimmer ink to soften the edges of the arch. I lined the envelope with the same color paper as the arch. The camera gave the inside of the card a yellow color but truly the soft beige is more the true color.

Have a blessed day.

Myrna

Check out this blog. Wow some gorgeous candy and lovely cards.
http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/

Tulip thank you card

Hi
I was asked to make a "thank you" card by a friend of mine.
The tulip cut is from (where else?) SVGCuts.com and it is a discontinued freebie cut. It was called Spring Tulip Notecard. Using this and my SCAL I cut the tulip flowers twice so I could pop them up a little. The "thank you" is from the Cricut cartridge Sweethearts and cut at 1 1/4".
The file came with an envelope cut so I used a bit of designer paper from The Dollar Store and cut out the envelope.
The flowers are a bit brighter than the camera shows but all in all it is a quick and cute card. Maybe next time I will use red tulips.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Birthday card that replaced the scrap B-day card

Hi,

Something funny happened around my house.

I had made a birthday card for my friend which used some of my card scraps. It was bright and cheery and had lots of bling and my friend likes that sort of thing. Well, my "cat scanner" kept trying to "scan" it and I was afraid she would mess it up so I moved it to a safe spot. Yep, you guessed it!! When it came time to give it to my friend I could not find it. I hunted high and low and nothing. So I quickly made another. This is from the cartridge Lyrical Letters and placed on bling. The scallop is from SVGCuts.com which is a site I love which allows me to use my SCAL.

The envelope was lined with the same paper I used to write the sentiment on the inside of the card.

After I had given my friend her card I was looking in my husbands desk for something and yep, there was my original card. lol

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Anniversary album with gift box

Hi,

My friend asked me to make a card for a 25th anniversary where they had requested no gifts. I thought a photo album card would be nice. The couple in question farm so the scene was taken from a very old song book. I added the little Ford tractor and the stick men celebrating.

The cover is made with silver card stock and the scene is placed over glitter charcoal/silver paper .
The ribbon is charcoal and silver. I did not tie it in front of the album as I usually would because I did not want the bow to cover the scenery.

When I got the album finished I felt it really needed something else. So decided to make a box for it. Using the glitter silver paper for the top and the charcoal paper for the bottom. I used Cuttlebug die for the corners and added a bit of bling with the flower to give the whole project a little pop. The album was found on line and here is the link: http://www.lifestyleflossie.com/
This is the link I have on the paper where I copied it but it doesn't seem to work for me now. Sorry. However if you are interested in the directions I could e-mail them if I have an address. (providing that is not illegal to do so.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Birthday Card from scraps

Hi,

This is a birthday card for my very long time friend. She loves bright colors and bling. I was tidying up the craft room (a never ending job lol) and came across all the bits and pieces from different projects. Put them all together and here it is. My friend loves to sew and she is a great recycler too so I am sure she will appreciate the card. Sewed around the yellow cardstock. Love that stitch. Ran the cardstock through the Cuttlebug, one layer was Swiss Dots and the other one is Swirls. Added a couple of peel off butterflies.

The little roses are so much fun to make and I have bunches of them in different colors. I cut them out whenever I have a few scraps and the Cricut open and then sit and put them together while I watch T.V. with hubby in the evening.

I just haven't gotten the birthday sentiment on the card yet but it will probably be snuggled up to the green rose.

Have a Blessed day.

Myrna

Box for grad flowers 2010

Hi,
Well the big day has come and gone. Now I just needed to make a box for my grand daughters corsage and her escorts boutonierre. I recently acquired the Martha Stewart score board. Wow it is so much easier than Scor Pal because it has all the little 1/16 slots. I wanted to make a box 4" x 6" inches. Once again Diane at Capadia Designs came to my rescue with measurements. Thanks Diane. I adjusted the sides a little so they would show the blue box underneath. With SCAL I cut out the butterfly and added some hard plastic for a window. Added some glue around the butterfly and some bling. Curled some of the cardstock to make little streamers. Cut out the mortar board just like the card I made for her and voila a pretty little storage box for her mementos of grad.
The fresh orchids needed replacing and I found some silk ones at Michaels in the discount bin for $1.00 (gotta like the price).
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Graduation Day June 25 2010

Hi,
This is the reason I have been away.
My grand daughter graduated this year. Her poor escort has allergies to cats and she owns two of them and they just love him. So his eyes were really giving him a problem.
It was a beautiful graduation and the supper was lovely. The speeches were short but very heart warming and sincere. We are so proud of her as she was really struggling with school a while ago and she wasn't sure she was going to make it. She enrolled in a program called PACE where the student body is small and they can work at their own pace. This was just the thing she needed and so this is the culmination of all her hard work. Her goal is to become a nurse.
Isn't she lovely?
I think her grad card in the last post and her dress match pretty closely since I had no real idea what the dress looked like because all I had to go on was a fuzzy phone pic.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

GRADUATION DAY third post today

Hi,
This is my third post today because I will be away and I wanted to be sure I didn't forget to post the recent cards.
Also because my camera will be taking tons of grad
pictures and I didn't want to lose any.
The theme for my granddaughters grad is Hollywood, glamour and glitz or as the invitation says, "Lights-Camera-Life". So I strayed a little from the tradional Grad cap and gown.
The white background is that gorgeous corrugated card stock from (where else?) the DS.
The grad dress was stamped with silver ink and embossed with the heat gun. ( I have much to learn about stamping).
Cap and scroll and dress were popped up with glue dots and the tassel made from yarn. Diamonds along the hem were in the stash. I have no idea where they come from as I just pick up things along the way. I think it was on a visit to B.C..
Since the theme was bling, I added a bright removable flower, again from SVGCuts.com to give it some pop.
Thanks to Curt O'Brien from Curt's World for the idea for the gown. I know it is supposed to be for a wedding gown but it sure lent itself to this grad card.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

A Possible Male Card-second post today

Hi,
The flower has been in my stash since I started blogging. It was a freebie from JakHeath.com and I just didn't have any idea what to use it for. Then I made the first sewing card and the colors just seemed so right. The handmade paper came from the DS. I used a bit of gold ink to distress the card stock as it was too white. The envelope is lined with the scraps of the handmade paper. Just seems to finish it off, doesn't it? The place for the sentiment is an svg file from SVGCuts.com and it is called My Mothers Attic. Just popped it up a bit with a pop dot. I have no sentiment on the card as I don't know what I will use it for yet.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna

Engagement Card

Hi,
My friend, who moved to South Korea, asked me to make an engagement card for her. I wasn't really into doing rings or such so felt a nice simple card would be appropriate.
The white background paper was so gorgeous and as usual came from the DS. Ran the blue background through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder. The chrysanthemum and the heart shaped border are both svg files from SVGCuts.com along with my trusty Cricut. The heart border has more to it but I just wanted a simple border so only took one part of a three part file. I really must get some sentiment stamps. lol The congratulations was computer generated.
Added some pearls, stickles and pop dots and voila.
Have a Blessed day.
Myrna